Who will win Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI?
India acquired a 2-0 lead in the five-game series by beating Australia in the second ODI at Kolkata. The hosts now have a good opportunity to seal the series at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore - the venue for the third one-day international. The match is scheduled to be played on September 24 with live telecast to begin at 1:30 PM local time.
Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar
Toss Prediction
The Holkar Cricket Stadium has hosted only four one-day internationals till date of which the last three have been won by the side that has batted first. And since the wicket here tends to assist the bowlers more under lights, the toss-winning team is more likely to bat first. India have won each time they have batted first at this ground which makes them worth a wager if they happen to bat first on Sunday.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI....
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Manish Pandey has scored 0 and 3 in the two respective matches which is why the Indian selectors might be tempted to replace him with Lokesh Rahul. The bowlers have done a good job so far and so no changes are expected in India's bowling lineup.
Key Players
Virat Kohli continued his good form, anchoring the Indian innings with a valuable 92 in the last game. Ajinkya Rahane, who has a fifty in the only ODI he has played at Indore, contributed 55 in a healthy partnership with Kohli. Both these batsmen will be the key once again for India. While Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been outstanding with the new ball, spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have troubled the Aussies in the middle overs. The visitors will be wary of these three bowlers.
Recent Form
India's 50-run victory in the last game was their eighth consecutive ODI win. They have now won ten of their previous eleven one-day internationals and their last defeat in this format came against the West Indies at North Sound in July.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey/Lokesh Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Australia could make a change in their batting lineup by bringing in Aaron Finch or Peter Handscomb in place of Hilton Cartwright after his back-to-back failures. Handscomb is more likely to feature in the starting 11 as the Aussies might not want to take a chance with Finch's calf injury.
Key Players
Steven Smith, after missing out in the first game, brought up a well-made fifty the other night and he is going to be the key man for Australia at the top along with David Warner. Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 62 and the team's middle-order batting will rely heavily on him. Pat Cummins and Nathan Coulter-Nile are the two bowlers in this Australian bowling attack who have been successful in taming the Indian batsmen. They will be backed by their skipper to run-through the hosts' top-order once again.
Recent Form
Australia have so far not been able to win a single 50-over fixture away from home this year. Since last winning against Pakistan at home in January, they have gone on to lose their next five ODIs in a row which is very uncharacteristic of the Aussies.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Peter Handscomb/Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Ashton Agar, Kane Richardson, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
India: W W W W W
Australia: L L L L L
India vs Australia Head to Head
This is the first time that these two nations will be going head-to-head in a one-day game at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. However in recent times, India have won five of their last eleven completed ODI encounters against Australia and this includes the most recently played three.
India vs Australia 3rd ODI Betting Odds
A comprehensive 50-run win in the second one-day international means that India once again start off as favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the third ODI at 1.6 with 1xbet and 1.57 with Bet365. The hosts seem to have all their basis covered at the moment and they will be going into this game all pumped up. Australia's batting woes against spin in the sub-continent conditions continue and what's even more concerning is that they have ended up losing both the matches after having a firm grip on them. The visitors are therefore outsiders at 2.66 with Betfair and 2.37 with Bet365.
India vs Australia 3rd ODI Prediction
India's 2-0 lead has now put Australia under a lot of pressure as they must ensure a win on Sunday to keep the series alive. Further denting the hopes of the visitors is India's pristine ODI record at Indore - the hosts have won all four of their matches at the Holkar Cricket Stadium and each of those victories have been rather convincing. The Australian batsmen are finding it very difficult to read the Indian wrist spinners and this scenario looks unlikely to change anytime soon. India have been impressive with their allround performance and so we're backing them to win this game and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Australia in the third ODI at 1.6 with 1xbet and 1.57 with Bet365.
Sep 24, 2017
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Holkar Cricket Stadium - Indore, India
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